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| Place | La Barrière |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Manitoba (MB) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.713056 |
| Longitude | -97.189444 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | GBLVY |
La Barrière is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Barrière is located at 49.7131°N, 97.1894°W.
La Barrière rests in a landscape where the vast, flat expanse of the Canadian prairies begins its subtle, almost imperceptible, tilt towards the north. It lies 19.3 km south of Winnipeg, MB (from Winnipeg, MB: bearing 189°T), and is situated 5.8 km east-north-east of La Salle. Here, the land is a quilt of fields, stitched with the emerald and gold of growing crops, broken by the occasional dark green punctuation of a poplar bluff. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the dust of the earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild prairie roses. The sky is a dominion unto itself, an immense dome that can shift from a bright, unwavering blue to a bruised, dramatic grey in the span of an hour, casting long, sharp shadows that stretch and warp across the open terrain. The name La Barrière, meaning "the barrier," hints at a history of boundaries and crossings, a place that once marked a significant point along early routes. Though no great river carves through its immediate vicinity, the land itself, shaped by ancient glacial meltwaters, holds a quiet resilience. The local economy is deeply rooted in the rich, dark soil, with grain farming and cattle ranching forming the backbone of its existence, a testament to generations who have coaxed sustenance from this challenging, yet generous, environment. The pace of life in La Barrière is measured, dictated by the seasons and the steady work of the land, a gentle hum of activity that resonates with the enduring spirit of those who call it home.
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Location data for La Barrière is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |